smaller China/Tea roses
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Teas and Chinas order/Peggy Martin rose
Comments (3)Let me add a quick note for anyone who wonders at the heat and drought tolerance of the Peggy Martin rose. I bought two early summer, one for a friend. I planted mine where I had lost a big wonderful tea to RRD. This planting was when our drought was fully entrenched. We did have some rain in mid July, but have had less than a quarter of an inch in all of August and we've been hesitant to use our well for watering roses for more than minimal keep alive levels. Peggy Martin grows in these horrible conditions. And she grows very well and her leaves are beautiful and green. And beautiful and green leaves are cherished this summer in a landscape that looks like the high plains in September. Peggy Martin will be trained along some of the wrought iron railing from our place in the French Quarter. (We redid the exterior stairway in the courtyard and had olde railings left over). It fits, I think....See MoreIs this a China/Tea rose?
Comments (5)I think I have just similar rose, but mine gives very few flowers.... Plz let me know more about this one. And the plant to the left, seen in the 1st pic... I think I have one with similar leaves... is it iceberg/ green ice????...See MoreHave Carnation and Crepescule to trade for Chinas or Teas
Comments (2)I would like a crepuscule, if you still have it. I have climbing cramoisi superieur(china), climbing american beauty(lfc), american pillar (rambler), don juan (lfc), buff beauty(hybrid musk), golden showers (lfc), Monsieur Tillier (tea), Clementina Carbonieri (tea), swamp rose (species), Secret Garden Musk (hybrid musk), Antike 89 (Kordes climber) and some hybrid teas that I wouldn't bother with unless you really like tropicana and Mr. Lincoln....See MoreSome of my Chinas and Teas in Central NJ, zone 7a
Comments (10)"Thomasville Old Gold" is at the bottom of my list of potted Teas alphabetically, but is near the top when it comes to vigor and growth so far. This came as a band from Long Ago Roses. Now onto the Chinas. I got a bunch this year. Some went in the ground, and they're doing well so far. In the bed with the aforementioned 'Napoleon' I planted 'Louis Philippe', 'Rival de Paestum', "Dutch Fork China", 'Ducher', and 'Cramoisi Superieur'. I already had "Grandmother's Hat" and 'Perle d'Or' in there, so with this year's Chinas, that area is "done with roses". In my little front yard, Chinas which went in this year are 'Arethusa', Comtesse du Cayla', and if you think of it as one, "Huilito". But this is about the ones destined to remain container plants. "Boone Hall China" is a "mystery" rose without a page on HelpMeFind, probably a seedling or close relative of the 'Louis Philippe' and 'Cramoisi Superieur' clan. It's a cute little thing so far, with cherry-scented blooms that hang down. Unfortunately, it's the only one of my potted Chinas and Teas which seems to be showing some mildew, but only a touch, and only recently. This came as a band from Angel Gardens. "Ferndale Red China" is another "mystery" rose I'm giving a shot here. It recently sent a new thick shoot, which grew rapidly and is terminating in a small candelabra. On HelpMeFind, bloom pics seemed so variable that I wondered if they were all the same rose. As I watch this one flowering on and off, I see how they really vary with the weather. This one came as a 1-gal from Rose Petals Nursery. I'm really looking forward to a barrel filled with 'Miss Lowe's Variety', and its rapid growth so far with me makes me think that it will accomplish this by the end of next year. This one came as a band from Rogue Valley Roses. I almost didn't want to admit that I planned to try 'Mutabilis' in a barrel here, being as it's so often touted as becoming a monster. Well, I'm going to see how it deals with one hard pruning in Spring, then letting it grow as it wishes the rest of the season. I have to do it anyway for Winter damage for my few other Chinas and Teas planted in the ground previously, and they rebound. Right now, this rose is a bit lopsided. When repotting it, I accidentally snapped one of its smaller stems, and it doesn't seem to want to grow back. But the other side took off. So here in my neck of the woods, the growing season is just what the Chinas and Teas seem to like for encouraging growth. The ones still in pots are in my "magic mix" -- three parts peat moss, one part Bovung dehydrated manure, one part vermiculite, and one part perlite, with 1/2 cup Garden Tone per gallon of mix, and a mulch of used coffee grounds. They get almost all-day sun, and frequent water. Those in the ground started off the same way. Give them heat, food, and water, and the Chinas and Teas will respond with lots of growth. And this is what I need here, since my Winters will take some of that away -- three steps forward, two steps back, every year. Those I'm keeping potted will go into either my garage or my unheated enclosed back porch for Winter, but I still expect to have to remove damage in Spring. They may never get as big and glorious as they do in California, but I'm thinking they'll work somewhat like Buddleia here -- they need one hard pruning in Spring to remove damage, but then let them go wild for the rest of the season. That they bloom for me all through the heat of Summer -- as long as they get food and water -- makes them worth it. :-) ~Christopher...See Morehartwood
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